PhD program in Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Curriculum in Chemical, Materials and Process Engineering
Theme: Sustainability of products
The topics covered are:
- Management and treatment of wastewaters and wastes and recovery of matter with a circular economy perspective
- Assessment of the environmental impact in soil, water and air and of ecosystems
- Modeling and development of the process industry with a lifecycle perspective
- Carbon Management, mitigation and adaptation to climate change
- Environmental certification tools
- Industrial chemistry of biomasses
The researchers involved in this theme are:
Guido Busca,
Alessandro Alberto Casazza,
Bruno Fabiano,
Michela Gallo
Relevant publications:
- Borella M., Casazza A.A., Garbarino G., Riani P., Busca G. 2022. A study of the pyrolysis products of Kraft lignin. Energies 15, 991.
- Pederzolo D. W., Carnevali C., Genova R., Mazzucchelli M., Del Borghi A., Gallo M., Moreschi L. 2022. Life Cycle assessment of hydrogen-powered city buses in the High V.lo City project: Integrating vehicle operation and refuelling infrastructure. SN Applied Sciences 4(2), 57
- Spennati E., Casazza A.A., Converti A., Busca G. 2020. Thermocatalytic pyrolysis of exhausted Arthrospira platensis biomass after protein or lipid recovery. Energies 13, 5246.
- Sayehi M., Tounsi H., Garbarino G., Riani P., Busca G. 2020. Reutilization of silicon- and aluminum- containing wastes in the perspective of the preparation of SiO2-Al2O3 based porous materials for adsorbents and catalysts. Waste Management 103, 146-158
- Phung T.K., Busca G. 2020. Selective bioethanol conversion to chemicals and fuels via advanced catalytic approaches, in S. Nanda, D.-V.N. Vo, P.K. Sarangi, eds., Biorefinery of alternative resources: targeting green fuels and platform chemicals, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 75-104
- Casazza A.A., Spennati E., Converti A., Busca G. 2020. Production of carbon-based biofuels by pyrolysis of exhausted Arthrospira platensis biomass after protein or lipid recovery. Fuel Processing Technology 201, 106336
- Garbarino G., Pampararo G., Phung T.K., Riani P., Busca. 2020. Heterogeneous Catalysis in (Bio)Ethanol Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels: Thermodynamics, Catalysis, Reaction Paths, Mechanisms and Product Selectivities, Energies 13, 3587
- Del Borghi, A., Moreschi, L., Gallo, M. 2020. Circular economy approach to reduce water–energy–food nexus. Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health 13, 23-28
- Moreschi L., Del Borghi A., Taramasso A.C., Gallo, M. 2020. Waste management under emergency conditions: Life-cycle multicriteria analysis as decision support system. Resources, 9(7), 82
- Reverberi, A.P., Varbanov, P.S., Vocciante, M., Fabiano, B. 2018. Bismuth oxide-related photocatalysts in green nanotechnology: A critical analysis. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering 12(4), 878-892.
- Reverberi, A.P., Varbanov, P.S., Lauciello, S., Salerno, M., Fabiano, B. 2018. An eco-friendly process for zerovalent bismuth nanoparticles synthesis. Journal of Cleaner Production 198, 37-45.
- Sikorova, K., Bernatik, A., Lunghi, E., Fabiano, B. 2017. Lessons learned from environmental risk assessment within the framework of Seveso Directive in Czech Republic and Italy. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 49, 47-60.
- Villarreal A., Garbarino G., Riani P., Finocchio E., Bosio B., Ramírez J., Busca G. 2017. Adsorption and separation of CO2 from N2-rich gas on zeolites: Na-X faujasite vs Na-mordenite. Journal of CO2 Utilization 19, 266-275
- Castellazzi P., Notaro M., Busca G., Finocchio E. 2016. CO2 capture by functionalized alumina sorbents: diethanolamine on γ-alumina. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 226, 444-453
- Magrassi F., Del Borghi A., Gallo M., Strazza C., Robba M. 2016. Optimal planning of sustainable buildings: Integration of life cycle assessment and optimization in a decision support system. Energies 9(7), 490
- Gallo M., Del Borghi A., Strazza C., Parodi L., Arcioni L., Proietti S. 2016. Opportunities and criticisms of voluntary emission reduction projects developed by Public Administrations: Analysis of 143 case studies implemented in Italy. Applied Energy 179, 1269-1282
- Gallo M., Arcioni L., Leonardi D., Moreschi L., Del Borghi A. 2020. GHG Accounting for sustainable mega-events: How lessons learnt during the Milan Expo 2015 world fair could lead to less carbon-intensive future mega-events. Sustainable Production and Consumption 22, 88-109
- Garbarino G., Bellotti D., Riani P., Magistri L., Busca, G. 2015. Methanation of carbon dioxide on Ru/Al2O3 and Ni/Al2O3 catalysts at atmospheric pressure: Catalysts activation, behaviour and stability. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40(30), 9171-9182
- Phung T.K., Casazza A.A., Perego P., Capranica P., Busca G. 2015. Catalytic pyrolysis of vegetable oils to biofuels: Catalyst functionalities and the role of ketonization on the oxygenate paths. Fuel Processing Technology 140, 119-124
- Del Borghi, A., Moreschi, L., Gallo, M. 2020. Circular economy approach to reduce water–energy–food nexus. Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health 13, 23-28